Do Men "Get" Driscoll?
While IM'ing with a male friend today, I got fairly animated while we were talking about Pastor Mark Driscoll. He gave the common male refrain that we should just ignore him, that there were more important causes, and that some were "hurt". Somehow one thing was obviously missing: a statement that said "it's tragic that women were negatively effected by this". If we Christian men can't even seem to say that, then we have failed our sisters in Christ. Period. Full Stop. What does this say to the broader world?
So why do we waver, guys? What's our problem here? Are we that dense? Do we think it won't make an impact? (I explore this some here.)
Discuss here or elsewhere.
Friday, November 24, 2006
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Cynthia:
ReplyDeleteDoes it differ between complementarians and noncomplementarians? As I stated to Amber in the link, men and women may see the same thing differently.
When do women sabotage their efforts to engage men? I think some men hesitate because either men feel the demand to respond or achieve as another heavy burden or the issues seem painted so broadly men can't do anything right. It can be a minefield, so men might go "I understand, but..."
Take for example the objectification of women. For men a woman's outrage can seem to turn it into a (false) choice between exalting women's personality and denying women's sexuality. It can feel forced, and either resolution discourages men from acting because neither option is fully satisfying.